Used in a Sentence

pupil

How to use pupil in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pupil.

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Agree in principle: a great deal of bullying goes on in schools that is not pupil-on-pupil.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pupil gathered in one view.

noun

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

noun

the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot

noun

a young person attending school (up through senior high school)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pupil.

noun

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

noun

the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot

noun

a young person attending school (up through senior high school)

Example sentences

1

Agree in principle: a great deal of bullying goes on in schools that is not pupil-on-pupil.

2

Not exactly a challenging pupil in terms of motivation. I spent a ton of time trying to figure out just what in the hell environment to use to teach him.

3

"And one of the most interesting things about power is that if you let someone play the expert and you the pupil, you will become the powerful one&;&." Interesting.

4

My elementary school included a class that put a time capsule together during the 1968-1969 school year, with pupil predictions of the year 2001. In the year 2001, the time capsule was opened up.

5

A picture of sufficient detail taken under optimal conditions can yield reflected images off of the pupil. Big deal.

6

Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures.

7

Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures.

8

Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures.

9

I remember when I was in school and teachers were asking me what I wanted to do in college, and I had known not one single professional individual ever, other than teachers, with a teacher/pupil ratio of 33/1. How was I supposed to know?

10

The combination of hatred, surprise, and desperation at not being able to "write me up" or otherwise screw with me, since -- not being her pupil -- I wasn't subject to he whims was chilling.

11

Ca/training/exercises/status-ab-walk/ And one of the most interesting things about power is that if you let someone play the expert and you the pupil, you will become the powerful one...

12

For example, the whites of our eyes are more exposed than any other creature including primates and the color difference between our pupil and iris has a high contrast. This is so that others can see what direction we're looking in - it's a form of intra species communication that we've developed because we're such social creatures.

13

Pdf Actually, the districts with the highest concentration of low-income families have long received extra funding per pupil compared to the majority of school districts in the state. For more than twenty years now, all public schools anywhere in the state offer open enrollment to all students anywhere in the state, up to the limits of the capacity of each school district to receive students.

14

There's a correlation between affluence and parent involvement, yes, but there's a stronger correlation between parent involvement and pupil engagement/learning. Edited to add: Helicopter parenting is often a symptom of poor communication between the school and the parent - better and happier personal communication tends to resolve tension.

15

There is a research base for the primary school pupil and secondary school student ratings used in the Gates Foundation studies, and I have every reason to believe those ratings would help school effectiveness--so much so that I use the same questions to invite my clients of my mathematics program to evaluate my teaching from that point of view. Other comments in this thread are about the more general issue of college rankings as they currently exist.

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Minnesota, where I now live and where I grew up, has had largely equal per-capita funding for public school pupils statewide since the 1970s. That reduces the effect of family income differences on the availability of adequately funded schools. The state law change that made most school funding come from general state appropriations rather than from local property taxes was called the "Minnesota miracle." [1] Today most funding for schools is distributed by the state government on a per-pupil enrollment basis.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pupil in a sentence?

Agree in principle: a great deal of bullying goes on in schools that is not pupil-on-pupil.

What does pupil mean?

a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

What part of speech is pupil?

pupil is commonly used as noun.